The Kippenberger Military Archive holds material that relates to the military museum’s function as a national centre for military studies. The date range of the military museum material is from 1840 to the present day, and covers all theatres of war the New Zealand Army has been involved in, including peacekeeping missions.

Military Archive Collections

personal diaries, memoirs and letters

records of certain Veteran Associations

photographs and photo albums (this includes the official WWI & WWII Photographic Collections)

artworks

oral histories

newspapers

troopship and unit magazines

maps and plans

ephemera

philatelic collections

souvenirs and postcards

military sheet music

military training and technical manuals/pamphlets

The archive is fortunate to hold an extensive collection of manuals and pamphlets, dating back to the 19th century and from countries including Britain, America, Australia, Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy and of course, New Zealand.